Troparion – Tone 6 (Resurrection) The Angelic Powers were at Thy tomb; The guards became as dead men. Mary stood by Thy Grave, seeking Thy Most Pure Body. Thou didst capture Hell, not being tempted by it. Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting Life. //O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead, Glory to Thee!
Troparion – Tone 8 (St. Vladimir) - See Insert Troparion – Tone 8 (St. Gregory Palamas) O light of Orthodoxy, teacher of the Church, its confirmation, O ideal of monks and invincible champion of theologians, O wonderworking Gregory, glory of Thessalonica and preacher of grace,//always intercede before the Lord that our souls may be saved!
Kontakion – Tone 8 (St. Vladimir) - See Insert Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit!
Kontakion – Tone 8 (St. Gregory Palamas) Holy and divine instrument of wisdom, joyful trumpet of theology, together we sing thy praises, O God-inspired Gregory. Since thou now standest before the Original Mind, guide our minds to Him, O Father,//so that we may sing to thee: Rejoice, O preacher of grace! Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Kontakion – Tone 4
(From the Lenten Triodion)
This Week’s Services & Events Today, Sun. Mar., 8
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---- Church School ---- 9:00am ---- Hours ---- 9:45am ---- Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am A panahida will be served for Kyra Shafran following today’s services. ---- Mission Vespers: St. Gregory Palamas, Glen Gardner ---- 5:00pm Tue., Mar. 10th ---- MOPS ---- 9:30am ---- Parish Council Meeting ---- 7:00pm Wed., Mar. 11th ---- OCF at TCNJ ---- 2:00pm ---- Pre-Sanctified Liturgy with Bishop MICHAEL ---- 6:30pm (Potluck Meal Following) Thur., Mar. 12th ---- Centennial Committee ---- 7:00pm Fri., Mar., 13th ---- Pre-Sanctified Liturgy ---- 10:00am ---- Akathist to the Theotokos ---- 6:30pm th Sat., Mar., 14 ---- Divine Liturgy (Soul Saturday) ----10:00am ----*Vespers & Confessions ---- 5:00pm *Confessions are heard following evening services or by appointment. Sun. Mar., 15th ---- Church School ---- 9:00am ---- Hours ---- 9:45am ---- Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am Mission Vespers: Holy Cross; 11 Wilkins Station Rd. Medford 5:00pm
Now is the time for action! Judgment is at the doors! So let us rise and fast, offering alms with tears of compunction and crying: Our sins are more in number than the sands of the sea; but forgive us, O Master of all,//so that we may receive the incorruptible crowns!
The Ministry Corner – March’s Featured Service Project The Parish Food Pantry - Throughout March, everyone is invited to bring non-
Prokeimenon – Tone 5
perishable food items for the food pantry in Daria Hall. Donations should be deposited in the brown bags in the narthex.
Thou, O Lord, shalt protect us and preserve us from this generation forever! verse: Save me, O Lord, for there is no longer any that is godly.
Epistle – Hebrews 1:10-2:3 Gospel – Mark 2:1-12 Hymn to the Theotokos – See Insert Love being with each other! Love being with the Lord! Love sharing God’s love!
Let Us Pray To The Lord! For The Health & Salvation Of: Pdn. Michael, Dka. Leslie, Ksenia, Maria, Ann, Richard, Mary, Marie, Joan, John, Pauline, Maryann, Jan, Natasha, Charles, Nadia, Mary, Irene, Joseph, Theodore, Lynne, Martha, Dorothy, George Newly Departed: Olga Jakub, Zinna Kusnirik, Lovey Kulick -All Prayer Requests Remain On The List For 40 Days, Unless Otherwise Specified.-
Remember, our parish activities should always include these core Christian values: Worship, Fellowship, Education, Service, Outreach, & Evangelism.
In Gratitude Many thanks to everyone who donated so generously to St. Andrew’s Camp over the last month! collected $431 to support their efforts -- more than enough to cover one camper for a week!
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Town Hall Meeting – OCA Statute Revisions Everyone is invited to a town hall meeting on Monday, March 16th at 7:00pm at Saints Peter and Paul Church, Jersey City. A forum will be held to discuss the proposed revisions to the OCA statutes at the upcoming All-American Council this July. To review the statutes in advance, please visit the OCA website: oca.org.
About The Great Lenten Fast
The Great Lenten Fast began in full this year on Monday, Feb. 23 rd and ends after we receive the Holy Eucharist on Holy Pascha (This year, April 12 th). The Church presents us this season as an opportunity to renew our relationships with God and one another. We do this by offering our confessions (more than once is okay!) and keeping the fast as prescribed by the Church for 2,000 years. During this time animal products, including those containing eggs, milk, or any meat should not be consumed. To supplement our diet, the Church offers us increased opportunities to pray -both at home and collectively. More especially, St. John Gregory Palamas writes: In this time of fasting and prayer, brethren, let us with all our hearts forgive anything real or imaginary we have against anyone. May we all devote ourselves to love, and let us consider one another as an incentive to love and good works, speaking in defense of one another, having good thoughts and dispositions within us before God and men. In this way our fasting will be laudable and blameless, and our request to God while we fast will be readily received. We shall rightly call upon Him as our Father by grace and we can boldly say to Him, “Father, forgive us our debs, as we forgive our debtors” (Matt. 6:12). + St. Gregory Palamas, Homily 7 On Fasting, (14th Century) Please see Fr. John for questions about keeping the fast.
Rev. Fr. John Diamantis, Parish Priest 812 Grand Street, Trenton, NJ 08610 609.393.1234 FrJohnDiamantis@gmail.com SaintVladimir.org
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Weekly Offering Last Sunday’s Attendance: 62 Last Sunday’s General Fund Offering: $2,594.00 Weekly General Fund Goal: $3,003.35 (The goal meets our annual budget.)
Welcome
If this is your first time with us, be sure to sign the guest register in the entranceway then join us next door for light food & hearty fellowship! Birthdays, Names’ days, and Anniversaries will be celebrated in Daria Hall following the Divine Liturgy.
Seeking, Knowing, and Living God’s Will
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